Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Now in its 53rd year, Alaska Positive continues to encourage photography as an art form in Alaska. Guest juror Camille Seaman believes art is not only important; it is necessary for us to communicate what is happening with our planet.
Seeing Change: Climate Storytelling from the Arctic. COAL+ICE and the Pulitzer Center present an evening devoted to telling the stories of climate change in the Arctic with a focus on the stories of Indigenous communities. Through arts, photography, podcasts, and exhibitions, "Seeing Change" is an exploration of storytelling on the front line of climate change.
The event will feature COAL+ICE photographer Camille Seaman’s photographs from the Arctic, journalist/podcaster Alice Qannik Glenn’s reporting on contemporary Native life in urban Alaska, and documentary photographer and filmmaker Louie Palu’s melting ice block work from Arctic Passage, followed by a conversation between the artists. The event will also highlight a selection of work from the Pulitzer Center and Indigenous Photograph’s call for submissions from Indigenous photographers covering climate change around the world.
Camille Seaman strongly believes in capturing photographs that articulate that humans